Diderot

[ dee-duh-roh; French deeduh-roh ]

noun

1. De·nis [d, uh, -, nee], 1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.

Diderot

/ ˈdiːdərəʊ; didro /

noun

1. DiderotDenis17131784MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherWRITING: encyclopedist Denis (dəni). 1713–84, French philosopher, noted particularly for his direction (1745–72) of the great French Encyclopédie

Example Sentences

And in January, Millah Gilbert, a Diderot graduate, joined the team.

From New York Times

Denis Diderot, the philosopher and art critic, also was a big admirer.

From Washington Post

The University of Paris, set up last year through a merger of Paris-Descartes University and Paris Diderot University, is now under the same charge.

From BBC

What is important here is not, despite what Diderot says, the idea that experience is the best way to acquire knowledge.

From Literature

Figures like Diderot and Hume derived some of their ideas on liberty from classical texts, where they found declarations of political and personal freedoms.

From New York Times